Zeuthener See

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The Dahme crosses the lake from south to north

The Lake Zeuthen is a lake-like widening of the river Dahme in Dahme Lake Region in the southeast of Berlin on the border with Brandenburg. By the lake the border between Berlin and Brandenburg runs.

Description

The Lake Zeuthen is part of the federal waterway Dahme- waterway waterways of class IV with restrictions; responsible is the Waterways and Shipping Office Berlin. The lake starts at km 0.0 of the Dahme River Waterway north of the road bridge Schmoeckwitz and ends shortly before 4 km at Rauchfangswerder. Here begin the Sellenzugsee south and the Great train the Wernsdorfer chain of lakes in the north-east.

The Lake Zeuthen thus has a length of nearly four miles. The width is between 100 to 800 meters. With an average depth of three meters and a maximum depth of 4.4 meters, this lake is not very deep. The sea bottom is very uniform covered with a thick layer of mud, only on the island Zeuthener Wall is hard gravel to be found.

At its western shore in Brandenburg, the boroughs Eichwalde and Zeuthen, on the north shore of belonging to Berlin District Schmoeckwitz, in the southeastern area, which belongs still to Berlin settlement Rauchfangswerder.

On the western side of the lake little bank vegetation is present due to the community settlements. The eastern side has strong reed beds and here a forest adjoins the lake.

Ecological

The water quality of the lake which is also used for bathing is reviewed regularly and is rated as "excellent" in September 2007. The lake is referred to as polymictic with slightly alkaline water. Due to the eutrophication visibility depth in summer is barely 50 cm.

The Selchower Flutgraben empties into the Lake Zeuthen. The Citizens' Association Berlin - Brandenburg documented on its website its own investigation on the initial suspicion introduction of toxic substances exceeding the Selchower Flutgraben in the Lake Zeuthen from 2005 This is in some contradiction to the measurements of the state of Berlin..

Zeuthen Wall

In the lake there is a small island is called in a size of 0.25 ha, Zeuthen Wall, which is one of Berlin and has been used regularly in the summer of water sports intensive. In 1998, the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development has specifically issued a " Regulation on the protection of the landscape component Island Zeuthener Wall in the Köpenick district of Berlin" and by many measures ( bank protection ) brought about a restoration.

Theodor Fontane and Hankel storage

On one of his " Travels through the Mark Brandenburg" wanted Theodor Fontane " up to the lake and headwaters of, Wendish Spree penetrate '. The trip on the "Sphinx" in July 1874 enabled him already " in a flurry, as if it had been an advance up to the lake and headwaters of the Nile ". This journey took him through the Lake Zeuthen.

Lakeside also Hankel tray is located. Theodor Fontane describes Hankel's filing as a villa colony at the southern tip of Lake Zeuthen located and one of the most amiable courses in the area of Berlin. It was named after the fisherman Friedrich Hankel, who called on the former loading dock, and storage, settling, and later also got licensed premises. His sons and grandsons developed the shelf at a tourist restaurant. As storage becomes prevailing in the Mark Brandenburg small terminals in the villages designated water supply. Previously there goods such as wood, coal, turnips, straw and other agricultural products usually were loaded. They were a long time an important place of communication of the population.

Economic and tourist importance

• Water: The lake is intensively used for water sports, a number of sailing, canoeing, motor boating, rowing and fishing clubs has established itself here.
• Marine: For the professional shipping of Lake Zeuthen is an important waterway for supplying the federal capital, are transported from the inland port of the city Kingswells past Wildau, Zeuthen and Eichwalde to Berlin over the mainly coal and building materials.
• Fishing: The use of the lake for the purpose of acquiring union fishing is expected to decline to the acquisition of land by Slavic settlers in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. Even today there are still a large variety of fish in the water, making it popular with recreational anglers. The most important fish lead, chub, roach, ide, perch pike, perch and eel apply. Also big catfish live in the lake.
• Tourism: the latest with the connection to the railroad starts the importance of Zeuthen lake as a tourist excursion. On the east bank there is a camp.

Newspaper

On Lake Zeuthen is also the name of the community newspaper Zeuthen.